High Court upholds all convicts’ sentences in Sinha murder case

June 2, 2025

The High Court (HC) on Monday upheld all convicts’ sentences handed down by the lower court concerned in the sensational Major (Retd) Sinha Md Rashid Khan murder trial. A High Court division bench of Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman and Justice Md Sagir Hossain announced the verdict after holding a hearing on the death reference of […]Continue Reading

Yunus optimistic about finalising ‘July Charter’ through broader consensus

June 2, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday expressed optimism about finalising a comprehensive ‘July Charter’ through broader consensus among political parties, as more issues move closer to agreement. “I hope you will enter into the chapter and we will be able to present an excellent July Charter,” he said while inaugurating the […]Continue Reading

Pakistan’s President Zardari hosts Tigers, says ‘need to mend hearts’ over 1971

June 1, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan intends to forge strong bilateral relations with Bangladesh in all areas including commerce, trade, sports, culture, and people-to-people ties, Pakistan’s The Nation reported on Sunday. Speaking at a reception hosted for the Bangladesh and Pakistan men’s cricket teams at the Governor’s House in Punjab Continue Reading

Bangladesh Army dismisses report by Indian outlet as ‘deliberate disinformation’

June 1, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK The Bangladesh Army has rejected a report by India-based outlet Northeast News as false, calling it a “clear example of deliberate disinformation.” The report had claimed that Bangladesh was planning to declare the Cox’s Bazar–Bandarban region a military operation zone and accused the army of supporting insurgent groups. In a statement issued […]Continue Reading

Authorities urge evacuation in Kaptai as landslide risk rises

June 1, 2025

KAPTAI CORRESPONDENT Authorities in Kaptai upazila of Rangamati are urging residents living in landslide-prone areas to move to shelters amid continuous heavy rainfall and reports of soil erosion. Several locations have already experienced landslides, though no casualties have been reported so far. On Sunday morning around 9:00am, a portion of a hill collapsed at “KPM […]Continue Reading

Chief Adviser Yunus to receive King Charles Harmony Award in London

June 1, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Chief Adviser of the interim government, Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus, is set to visit London on 10 June at the invitation of King Charles III. During the visit, Dr Yunus will receive the King Charles Harmony Award at a ceremony hosted by the British royal family on 12 June. He is scheduled […]Continue Reading

SC allows Jamaat’s appeal against HC verdict cancelling party registration

June 1, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday allowed an appeal by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, overturning a 2013 High Court verdict that had declared the party’s registration illegal. A four-member bench led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed delivered the judgment, stating: “Civil Appeal No. 139 of 2013 is allowed and Civil […]Continue Reading

BSF push-in attempt foiled at Kurigram border

May 31, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK An attempt by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) to push around 50 to 60 people into Bangladesh was foiled late Friday night at the Kochakata border in Kurigram’s Nageshwari upazila. The incident occurred near the Shovarkuti and Shipherhat border areas of Kedar Union. Local sources said BSF personnel from Golokganj police station […]Continue Reading

AA kills Myanmar Junta general near Kyaukphyu

May 30, 2025

A regime general was killed in fighting around the port of Kyaukphyu in Rakhine State as the Arakan Army (AA) advances on the Chinese investment hub this week, The Irrawaddy reports Fighting was reported around Pyaing Si Kay village on the Kyaukphyu-Ramree road, 5km south of Kyaukphyu town, with the AA seizing several junta positions […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh recalls ambassador from Myanmar

May 27, 2025

STAFF CORRESPONDENT The government has ordered its Ambassador to Myanmar, Md Monwar Hossain, to return to Dhaka immediately. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the directive amid ongoing discussions over a proposed UN-supervised humanitarian corridor in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Reliable diplomatic sources confirmed that the ambassador has been asked to return this Continue Reading